A cricket match was played as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics, took place on 19–20 August at the Vélodrome de Vincennes between teams representing Great Britain and France.

Therefore, the semi-finals were scratched, and Great Britain played France in a single match on the dates originally scheduled for the final.

[7] The slightly haphazard nature of the cricket tournament was mirrored throughout the rest of the 1900 Olympics: events took place throughout a six-month period from May through October, and like the Games themselves, were often considered part of the Exposition Universelle, a world's fair held in Paris from 15 April until 12 November 1900.

Great Britain, or England as they were called in the advertising handbills, were represented by a touring club side, the Devon and Somerset Wanderers.

The side was completed by a number of players from the surrounding areas who were able to get away from business and personal commitments for the two-week period of the tour.

[5] Writing in the Journal of Olympic History, Ian Buchanan describes that both sides "were made up of distinctly average club cricketers".

[5] The French side was officially drawn from all the member clubs of the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques.

[5] The match had been intended to be a standard eleven-a-side contest, but by mutual agreement from the captains this was increased to twelve-a-side, a move which the scorecard printers had not expected: extra names had to be added by hand.

Frederick Cuming, one of the four Old Blundellians, top-scored for the side with 38, followed by their captain, and Exeter Cricket Club opening batsman, C. B. K. Beachcroft with 23.

Although the IOC has never decided which events were "Olympic" and which were not,[4] the medals won by the teams were later upgraded to gold for Great Britain and silver for France.